A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 7.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-06.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Graffiti (4) · Encampment (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Dirty Condition (3).
Filed construction activity
$230,300 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
LIFE ENTERPRISES INC
Head officer
LUIS ZACARIAS
Managing agent
LIFE ENTERPRISES INC
Last registered
2025-09-15
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$840,000
$378,000
2026
$937,000
$421,650
2027
$1,120,000
$504,000
The city's market estimate has risen
33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2019 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Willoughby Av — B46 B47 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Suydam St & Broadway · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on
2007-02-14 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2007-02-14
Mortgage $500,000 — from LIFE ENTERPRISES, INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
$500,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
25
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
6
3
2
2
17
2018
3
0
3
0
13
19
2019
7
2
14
0
2
25
2020
0
1
9
0
0
10
2021
1
1
6
0
3
11
2022
0
1
6
0
2
9
2023
0
0
16
0
3
19
2024
0
0
20
0
4
24
2025
0
0
17
0
4
21
2026
0
1
11
0
2
14
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311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2026-07-22
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-08
Restaurant inspection: ORNITHOLOGY JAZZ CLUB — grade A
2026-06-22
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-02
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-28
311: Encampment — N/A
2026-05-21
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-18
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-01
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-06-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-26311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2023-03-21HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-01-17311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022
2022-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-26311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2022-10-21311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022-09-30311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022-02-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-14311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-12-10311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-10311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-03Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN HOOD AND KITCHEN EXHAUST FOR EXISTING FIRST FLOORKITCHEN. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OROCCUPANCY.$8,300
2021-04-11311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2021-04-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-01-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-10-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-10-26311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2019-10-26311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2019-04-26Job filed: INSTALL THE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AND KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM S/S DUCT UP TO ROF.COOKING EQUIPMENTS FILED UNDER JOB 321942154. NO CHANGE IN $9,000
2019-04-10Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE WITH PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$90,000
2018-05-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-04-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-04-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-04-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-04-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-02-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-05Job filed: FILING FOR DEMOLISHION AND REMOVAL OF NON-STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS,FIXTURES, DOORS AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2018-01-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017
2017-12-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-07-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 1ST FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AND SECOND FLOOR. NEW NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW INTERIOR WALL, FL$60,500
2017-07-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 1ST FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AND SECOND FLOOR. NEW NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW INTERIOR WALL, FL$60,500
2017-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/OUT PERMIT: NOTE @ THE TIME OF INSP, OBSERVED THROUGH STORE FRONT GLASS PANEL, DEMOLISHED PARTITION WALLS, CEILING, HANGING$1,600
2016-11-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-10-07HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-23311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2014
2014-05-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-05-06Job filed: FILING PLANS & DOCS TO CHANGE EXISTING ONE STORY SECTION OF BUILDING FROM LAUNDROMAT TO OFFICE ON FIRST FLOOR.ALL OTHER FLOORS TO REMAIN AS PER C.$12,000
2014-04-30Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2014-04-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-04-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-03-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-01-13311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2011-01-13DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2010
2010-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO #34771037N FOR WORK W/O PERMIT, BUILT 1 CLASS 'A' APT. NO RECORD OF CORRECTION. RE$24,000
2010-08-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE A C/C FOR VIO 34771037N REMEDY: FILE C/C.$4,000
2010-06-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERT OF OCCUPANCY OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS NOTE CERT OF OCCUPANCY #242245 DATED 8/31/93 INDI$1,200
2010-05-18311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2010-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-03-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE CERTFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH DOB PURSUANT TO 28-204.Z FOR VIOLATION 34717037N REMEDY:FILE CERTFICATE OF CORRECTON$4,000
2010-03-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAIL TO CORRECT CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV 34771037N FOR WORK DONE W/O A PERMIT (CLASS A APT) REMEDY;CORRECT CONDITIONS CITED$24,000
2010-01-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-10-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR NOV # 34779558M PURSUANTTO 28-204.2 REMEDY: FILE CERTIFICATE$4,000
2009-10-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO CORRECT ECB # 34717037H FOR CREATING ILLEGAL CLASS 'A APT FROM LAUNDRY SPACE. NO RECORD OF CORRECTION. REMEDY: COMPLY W$25,000
2009-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2009-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO CO 242245 CO INDICATE SPACE TO BE LAUNDRY. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: SPACE NEW CONVERTED TO DWELLING. REMEDY:$12,000
2009-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT PER VIOLATION 347170374H FOR CREATING CLASS A APT W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY$8,000
2008
2008-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-11-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC BC 1001.4 NO SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS FROM CLASS "A" APT ON 1ST FL THERE IS ONLY ENTRY DOOR (36" WIDE) AT FRONT (ON SIDEWALK) &$1,600
2008-11-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W.O PERMIT. NOTED: A CLASS "A" APT IS BUILT ILLEGALLY AT 1ST FL. W. FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS CONSISTING OF ONE KITCHEN WIT$1,600
2008-11-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O 242245 ON 8/31/1973 WHICH INDICATES 1ST FL TO BE OCCUPIED AS COMMERCIAL (LAUNDRY)$2,400
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-02-14Mortgage $500,000 — from LIFE ENTERPRISES, INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC$500,000
2007-02-14AL&R — from LIFE ENTERPRISES, INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-08DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-11-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-11-05Job filed: To install new HVAC system on first floor Hair Salon only. Provide Gas piping and meter, all as per plan filed herewith. Not change in use, occupancy$20,000
2004-07-21DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2003
2003-10-14TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2002
2002-08-16TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2002-06-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-12-01Deed — from ZACARIAS, LUIS to LIFE ENTERPRISES INC
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-09-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID COFO ALT.#1051/90. ENTIRE PREMISES OCCUPIED 1ST FL. THROUGH 3RD FL. REMEDY: OBTAIN VAL$875
1992-01-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: ALTERED BUILDING APPLICATION 1051/90 CONSTRUCTION OF STORES & APARTMENTS- UNDER PERMIT #3P00017$285
1991
1991-07-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY UNDER ALTERATION#105/90 THROUGHOUT. REMEDY:DISCONTINUE THE ILLE$285
1990
1990-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
1990-03-14PAT — from ZACARIAS, LUIS to CASTORIA, DANIEL
1990-03-14Mortgage satisfied — from SAWYER, ROSA to NEDS REALTY CORP
1990-03-14Deed — from SAWYER, ROSA to ZACHARIAS, LUIS
1981
1981-04-20Mortgage — from SAWYER ROSA to FANTASTIC LAUNDROMAT INC; FANTASTIC LAUNDROMAT; 795 WASHINGTON AVE CORP; NEDS REALTY CORP
1981-04-20Deed — from NEDS REALTY CORP to SAWYER ROSA